- Hardcover: 147 pages
- Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr; Revised edition (April 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0871134896
- ISBN-13: 978-0871134899
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,156,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From P. J. O'Rourke comes a hilarious look at domestic life. Or, as P.J. puts it, "This is a book about cooking, cleaning, and housekeeping for people who don't know how to do any of those things and aren't about to learn". P.J. offers useful sections on cleaning (or how to best avoid doing it: "You can keep the dining room clean by eating in the kitchen"), not to mention tricking your guests into cooking and cleaning for you. And in sections designed to make Martha Stewart retreat in horror, he offers hints on home decorating ("Start with an empty room and take a big drink. Drink a bunch more".), yard care ("You can rake the leaves into a pile and burn them or you can just bum them. Which is easier?"), and other miscellany.
This is an essential guide to the practical business of living in the modern world and proves, as O'Rourke says, that "Camus had it all wrong about the myth of Sisyphus -- it's not symbolic of life, just housekeeping". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Truely astounding! Not only does this book tackle the various tasks faced by the budding bachelor, it manages to do it while conveying the exact attitude one should attempt to acquire. Idiocy bordering on logic plays out throughout the book, bringing inevitable conclusions dismissed in a friendly and non-commital way by the author.
Hilarious and almost serious as well, something all bachelors should have, not much else comes as close to a manual for life as this does.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Should get 6 out of 5 stars
19 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
This book is absolutely hilarious! I'm a big fan of PJ's, so how did I miss this little gem until now? Anyway, this book had me literally LOL (Laughing Out Loud) as I read it in my own bachelor apartment. PJ has captured the essence of bachelordom, namely, we are all basically mischievous boys at heart who love chaos and disorder. PJ on cooking - "If you think of it as setting fire to things and making a mess, it's fun". His recipes alone will leave you in stitches. And he provides all sorts of ready excuses for putting off anything related to cleaning or keeping up one's residence. This especially rang true as I surveyed my own humble abode and thought "You know, I kinda LIKE having all that clutter on the floor, it makes the place looked lived in." This book is simply required reading for anyone who's experienced the joys of sharing an off campus apartment with two other complete slobs, where beer cans and empty pizza boxes are the primary forms of interior decoration. Let's just say it's a pleasant trip down memory lane for any healthy, red blooded American male, and should get 6 out of 5 stars if such a thing were possible!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
The Bachelor Home Companion
26 Dec 2002
Format:Hardcover
The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like A Pig written by P.J. O'Rourke is a very funny, keep you in stiches book.
You'll never keep a house neat and tidy after you read this book. Of Course, that's assuming that you already do. What its like as a bachelor in theory as to actually being one is, according to O'Rourke, a great disparity. If you want to laugh and be entertained at the same time then this little tome is for you to enjoy.
Humor abounds and your life will definately take a turn... for better or worse will depend on you.According to O'Rourke... "How often does a house need to be cleaned, anyway? As a general rule, once every girlfriend. After that she can get to know the real you."
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Can't understand why marriage isn't more popular among men
28 Oct 2000
Format:Paperback
The sad fact is I can actually see parts of myself in this book. P.J. has a way of seeing the extreme side of anything and making a very funny book out of it. Have read most of his other works and this one definetly ranks near the top. The short length is actually a plus, as his advice is condensed into a "guide" format. Anybody who has never read a P.J. O'Rourke book before would be good to start off with this one.
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